Basketball Game Recap: Richmond City School of the Arts Bulldogs vs. James River Midlothian Rapids

By Team Reports Dec 8, 2023, 5:04am

Recap: Richmond City School of the Arts Bulldogs vs. James River Midlothian Rapids

This season hasn't been kind to the Richmond City School of the Arts Bulldogs, who are still winless after their fourth match. They took a serious blow against James River Midlothian on Thursday, falling 60-19. Richmond City School of the Arts was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-6.

Despite the defeat, Richmond City School of the Arts saw an underclassman step up: Laylianah McBrayer scored 17 points. McBrayer scored a full 89.5% of Richmond City School of the Arts' points, the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Richmond City School of the Arts' defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for James River Midlothian, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Richmond City School of the Arts will challenge John Marshall at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for James River Midlothian, they will head out on the road to face off against Clover Hill at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Clover Hill will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 218th, while James River Midlothian is ranked first).